Chapter III · Chapter 3

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

indistinct or hazy in outline

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

a person who exercises control over workers

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

plural of “cameraman” — a photographer who operates a movie camera

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.

From this reading The ultroscopes could detect no canopy operation.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

past form of “construct” — make by combining materials and parts

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The ultroscopes could detect no canopy operation.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

the first light of day

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading The ultroscopes could detect no canopy operation.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

possessive form of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

plural of “engineer” — a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

someone who fights (or is fighting)

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

a person who rules or guides or inspires others

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

the act of departing

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

used to form the superlative

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

not any; not one

From this reading The ultroscopes could detect no canopy operation.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

the state of being in effect or being operative

From this reading The ultroscopes could detect no canopy operation.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

an athlete who plays for pay

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

housing available for people to live in

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

with speed

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

plural of “relay” — the act of passing something along from one person or group to another

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

The quality of being sagacious; keen wisdom and sound judgment. (Sự minh triết, sự sáng suốt.)

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

to cause to separate and go in different directions

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

chosen in preference to another

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

important in effect or meaning

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

fall or descend to a lower place or level

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

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From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

in the direction of

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

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From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

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From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

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From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

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From this reading The ultroscopes could detect no canopy operation.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

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From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

a vivid mental image

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Two hours before dawn our long distance _scopemen_ reported a squadron of "ground ships" leaving the enemy's disintegrator wall, and heading rapidly somewhat to the south of us, toward the site of the ancient city of Newark.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading This in itself was not significant, for they were penetrating hills in their lines of vision, most of them, which of course blurred their pictures to a slight extent.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

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From this reading We "Sink" the "Ground Ships" Boss Handan, of the Winslows, a giant of a man, a two-fisted fighter and a leader of great sagacity, had been selected by the council as our Boss _pro tem_, and having given the scatter signal to the council, he retired to our general headquarters, which we had established on Second Mountain a few miles in the rear of the fighting front in a deep ravine.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading There, in quarters cut far below the surface, he would observe every detail of the battle on the wonderful system of viewplates our ultrono engineers had constructed through a series of relays from ultroscope observation posts and individual "_cameramen_."